Around here
Around Alder Creek
Temperature from a 1980 federal survey. The record says nothing about access, ownership or current conditions.
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Thermal springs: NOAA NCEI (1980) · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Alder Creek is an 8.1 mile stream near Tributary Whitewater Tours Truckee River Outpost in California. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Prosser C below Prosser C Dam near Truckee CA (site 10340500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1964 to 2026
Alder Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 109 cfs, and lowest in November, at 25 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,810 cfs, in 2006.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 35 | 24 to 65 |
| February | 42 | 25 to 69 |
| March | 85 | 47 to 138 |
| April | 85 | 38 to 151 |
| May | 109 | 48 to 287 |
| June | 69 | 30 to 135 |
| July | 45 | 14 to 94 |
| August | 45 | 12 to 83 |
| September | 84 | 17 to 128 |
| October | 67 | 11 to 114 |
| November | 25 | 11 to 46 |
| December | 29 | 14 to 56 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Prosser C below Prosser C Dam near Truckee CA (site 10340500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Alder Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Prosser Creek ReservoirProsser ReservoirPublic
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